Letter: Law not always constitutional

He said, "...[if] the people did duly elect the officials he rants against, which they did, then the new ideas he hates are not only popular, but are also Constitutional."

Really? Popular legislation passed by Congress is automatically constitutional?

The Constitution delineates the powers of the three branches of the federal government. And, specifically in the Bill of Rights, it bans Congress from undertaking certain actions.

A law can only be constitutional if the Constitution itself allows that law to be passed. The mere fact that duly elected representatives cast their votes in favor of legislation does not make that legislation constitutional. Neither does the fact that a law is popular.

Mr. Simon's misinterpretation of what determines constitutionality is not only wrong, it is also dangerous.